Victoria Shanghai Academy

Year 10 Standard Maths 2011/12



1. Checklist



2. General Background to Mathematics at VSA



3. Last Year's Report

Here is last year's report:


Please note - there was a significant amount of correspondence between the IB and our school regarding this report and the grades that our students were awarded.





4. The Sample and Tasks


Overview of the 4 tasks being offered for moderation:


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Form F3.1

Weak Student
Average Students
Strong Student







1st Assessment - The Bench (criteria A, C and D)



The Task:

The Unit Plan:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See the spreadsheet of grades)

1 weak student script:

2 average student scripts:


1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheet:





2nd Assessment - Patterns in Probability (criteria B and C)



The Task:

The Unit Plan:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See grades spreadsheet)

1 weak student script:

2 average student scripts:


1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheets:








3rd Assessment - A Special Matrix (criteria B and D)



The Task:

The Unit Plan:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See grades spreadsheet)

1 weak student script:

2 average student scripts:


1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheets:







4th Assessment - Broad-based Test (criteria A and C)




The Task:

The Unit Plan:
The unit plans for the first 3 units are above. Here is the plan for the 4th unit:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See grades spreadsheet)

1 weak student script:

2 average student scripts:


1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheet
Examples for earlier units are given above. here are a few more (to include the "Mathematics of Growth" unit):